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Thursday, September 14, 2017

'Uncharted Waters' Recap

Bringing Up Bates "Uncharted Waters"

The show opens on Evan and Carlin’s courtship conversation
with Gil and Kelly. “Of course, Dad always likes to throw in his little
nuggets,” says Carlin, annoyed. “If you ever get married, if this ever keeps
going, we’ll see, let’s take it slow.”

Gil and Kelly pray with the couple and then give them the green light to start an official courtship.

Later, those over 90 pounds and age 10 head to the zip
line course. Kelly takes the “middle kids” to the pool.

Some of the zip lines are short and low, but one is about 90
feet off the ground. “It’s nothing like the little one we have in the backyard,”
says Jackson.

The next day, the plan is to go whitewater rafting. It ends up raining, but that doesn’t stop the Bates. They hire the daughter of a
local pastor to babysit the little ones and head out. Because of the weather,
they end up having to go on a more difficult course with class four rapids. Even the
boys are apprehensive.

All the married couples get into one boat. “Just think, Mom,
if this boat wrecks, you’ve got Lawson and Nathan to raise all the kids from
all three of our families,” says Zach.

The ride is exhilarating, and the ladies scream the whole
way, but they all enjoy themselves.

“…Before I start planning anything and before I take this
next step, what I really want to do is just have your full blessing and be able
to ask your permission to marry Tori,” says Bobby.

“You’re a good guy, Bobby," says Gil, patting Bobby on the back. “I’m glad you finished school, but
nope.”

Bobby’s lip starts quivering, and a look of anguish washes
over his face. “I always have a hard time telling when people are joking, and I
was thinking, there’s like a one percent chance that he’s serious right now,
but what if he is?” says Bobby.

There is a long pause, and then Gil says, “You’ve got my blessing.”
Bobby is extremely relieved and admits that he was about to throw up.

“I think you and Tori have been good for each other,” says
Gil. “But it’s hard to say yah, you know? Because I’m losing these girls one
after another.”

“Now that I have Mr. Bates’ permission to be able to
propose, Tori seems to have a theory that October is the magic month because we
met in October and we started courting in October, but we’ll just have to see
about that,” says Bobby.

After everyone finishes getting ready, the Bates snap a family
photo and then head to dinner.

24 comments:

I agree! I don't think Gil should have put him through that. It is a very important subject...nothing to joke around about. I can't imagine the relief Bobby felt when he got permission! I am so happy for them!! Can't wait for another Bates marriage!

Agreed. Gil is a really nice man, but that went too far. If UP made him do that for tv ratings, they need to stop. Bobby looked like he was about to cry. You don't joke about something like that - especially for ratings. It seems like especially this season, UP has had the Bates try to act. This is so bad. Please stop. The Bates family is great. We want to see them be real. It is obvious when they are trying to act. Just let them be themselves - we love them all.

I am an orphan so not applicable to me but if you love your parents, then don't you think they have your best interest at heart and wouldn't you value highly their opinion? If a parent is opposed to a marriage, then maybe the child should listen and reflect as to why the opposition is there. If the child marries anyway, are you ready to give up your parents for this person? Maybe the answer is yes but wow a very serious decision.

If you have wise parents, it's best and safe to listen to them. They see things we cannot always see because we are still young and our judgments are not as mature(of course there are always exceptions). Of course if you are old enough then you are able to know your own heart, but it is always best to listen to your parents guidance:)

I understand receiving and respecting parental advice. But, there is a huge difference between advice and permission. Parents, too, need to respect their adult children's choices. "Permission" is for children not adult daughters.